Successes and Difficulties of Small Innovative Firms in Russian Nuclear Cities Proceedings of a Russian-American Workshop (2002) / Chapter Skim
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The Role of Nongovernmental Approaches to Business Development
The Role of Nongovernmental Approaches to Business Development
Pages 216-222
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It contributes to projects ranging from polio eradication to fellowships for graduate students in peace negotiation and conflict resolution to group study exchanges bringing together business leaders from different countries to share strategies for business development and growth. All of these efforts are supported through private contributions and foundation monies raised from the members, not through any governmental support programs.
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Women in Russia, and in particular in the nuclear closed cities and the scientific community, have not had the opportunity to participate in leadership opportunities, either in the community or in the workplace. However, with the expected changing employment situation in the city of Snezhinsk, specifically the transition of workers from the Federal Nuclear Center to the private sector, there will be a great need for people, and particularly women, who are typically underserved, to be prepared for the transition.
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The Snezhinsk Rotary Club has established a leadership team and meets weekly. The new club is being mentored by both the Livermore Rotary Club and the Yekaterinburg Rotary Club, and the Yekaterinburg club has expressed strong interest in developing joint projects in the Urals, serving those in need in the region.
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Members of the team included Cathie Brown, the mayor of Livemore; John Shirley, former Livermore mayor, retired veterinarian, decorated World War II veteran, community business leader, and Rotary Club past president; Susan Gallinger, director of library services for the City of Livermore and Rotary past president; Lori Garcy, Livermore school superintendent and Rotary past president; Ladonna Robson, management consultant and workshop leader (and soon a member of the Livermore Rotary Club) ; and Eileen Vergino, Livermore Rotary Club member, Snezhinsk Rotary Committee chair, and board member of the Livermore-Snezhinsk Sister City Organization.
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Every member observes ethics and recognizes the abilities of others. The principles of the organization are to reward and encourage personal growth useful initiatives application of knowledge and personal experience growth of competency learning .
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The three Livermore Rotary past presidents participating as part of the delegation (including a former mayor and retired veterinarian, the school superintendent, and head librarian) did an outstanding job of describing the value Rotary brings to the business community and the entire local community as a whole.
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· This partnership was made possible by support from the Snezhinsk City Administration and the commitment of a leadership team within the city of Snezhinsk that supports this effort. · This effort is one mechanism that allows the community to leverage support from the business community to address community social needs while also providing support to the business community itself, that is, networking opportunities.
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